Defense attorneys and the investigators they hire may contact sex crimes victims. This is essential to know if you have been charged with a sex offense in California. However, there is no guarantee that the alleged victim (usually identified by defense attorneys as the Complaining…
In early November, the passports of people convicted of a sex offense against a minor had the following message inscribed on the back inside cover, “the bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to 22…
Being required to register as a sex offender in California can have a huge impact on your life. Until recently, sex offender registration in California was required for life for all offenders. However, the state legislature recently passed bill SB 384 which establishes a tier…
On the last day of its legislative session, the California State Legislature approved a bill to reform the state’s existing sex offender registry system. Designated as SB 384, the bill passed through the necessary legislative processes in the Assembly and Senate, and now awaits the…
Child pornography is a serious offense that typically results in considerable jail time and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Attorney Michael McKneely recently assisted a 15-year-old juvenile client after he was arrested for watching child pornography. He was a part of Operation Playpen, a…
Sex crimes in California are taken very seriously and those charged with sex crimes face equally severe consequences. However, with a knowledgeable and experienced sex crimes attorney like Michael McKneely, it is possible to find a result that will not negatively affect the rest of…
California is notorious for its overcrowded prisons and a powerful corrections and law enforcement lobby that seeks to keep them that way. The situation is so dire that in 2011, the United States Supreme Court ordered California to take measures to limit its prison population….
If you or a loved one has been convicted of a sex offense, then you are probably familiar with the sex offender registration systems and the many limitations on freedom that accompany it. The most commonly recognized restriction is where convicted sex offenders can live….
California currently requires all sex offenders to register for life regardless of the sex offense for which they have been convicted. However, state legislators are moving a bill forward in the current session that, if passed and signed, would result in the removal of some…
In 2016, a sexual assault case at Stanford University garnered nationwide attention. Brock Turner, a 21-year-old student, was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious 23-year-old woman. He was released after serving three months. The victim in the case wrote a…
